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Use this guidance to find the risk category and inspection rate for imports of live animals and animal products from the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein to Great Britain.
The tables on this page provide an overview of how products of animal…
The tables on this page provide an overview of how animal by-products…
Live animals and germinal products imported from the EU are categorised as…
Hay and straw imported from the EU is categorised as medium risk under the…
Find out which licence and fuel you need for agricultural vehicles and which tax and operator's licence exemptions might apply to you.
Import risk categories under the Border Target Operating Model (BTOM) for animals or animal products you’re importing from a non-EU country to Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the import rules and inspection rate…
The summary tables on this page show the Border Target Operating Model…
Rules you must follow, who’s responsible, when to tell the Environment Agency and what to do if you get an enforcement notice.
General licence for using the inactivated BTV-3 vaccine in England.
Find out how much nitrogen you can use on your land and how to plan and record your fertiliser use in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
What you must do to manage manure, fertiliser and soil to prevent runoff, erosion and leaching.
Details of control bodies approved to certify organic food in the UK.
Find out when you must label your meat, fish or seafood product with its country of origin.
How to market eggs, including rules on registration, egg marking, salmonella control and egg marketing inspections in England and Wales.
The licence or certificate you need to slaughter or kill animals, the operations covered and how to apply.
Find out what information you need to show on products made of or containing meat that you sell to the public.
Advice from the UK Chief Veterinary Officer to veterinarians prescribing BTV-3 vaccines.
How farm business tenants and landlords can claim compensation for improvements, terminate a tenancy and ask for a rent review.
Register and manage your access to EHC Online using Government Gateway and your Defra account.
Rules on labelling food, feed and seed as organic or using organic production terms if you produce, prepare, store, import, export or sell organic food in the UK.
How to provide enough storage and keep storage records of organic manures in a nitrate vulnerable zone (NVZ).
The U10 exemption allows you to spread specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
You must batch and label the beef and veal you sell or supply according to specific rules, which vary from product to product.
How to get certified as an organic farmer in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), and funding available to convert and manage your land.
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